Town government · Tippecanoe County, IN

Dayton's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Dayton took in $1.4 million and spent $1.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)54%State tax money28%Town taxes15%County and local tax money2.5%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

28%

of Dayton's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes15%

Property tax
15%$209 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$9 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$766 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$369 thousand
  • Water$314 thousand
  • Garbage collection$83 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money28%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
28%$399 thousand

County and local tax money2.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.5%$35 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Running the government and other costs32%Roads, transit and parking26%Interest on debt0.5%Police, fire, courts and jails<0.1%

What stands out

26%

of Dayton's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$451 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$302 thousand
  • Water supply$149 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$353 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$340 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$288 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$288 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Dayton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Dayton itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.